The North Wind

Drive-by shooting suspects charged

Two men were charged with multiple felonies in connection with a drive-by shooting Sunday, Jan. 22 in Marquette. Phillip Swanson, 19, of Ishpeming was arrested on three felony firearms charges: possession of a short-barreled shotgun/rifle, punishable with five years or a $2,500 fine, discharge in or at a building punishable of four years or a $2,000 fine and discharge from a vehicle, punishable with four years and/or $2,000 in fines. Dylan Olli, 17, of Marquette was arrested on two felony firearms charges: discharge in or at a building punishable of four years and/or $2,000 in fines and discharge from a vehicle punishable ...

NMU sweeps season series of rival Tech

For the first time since the 2005-06 season, the Wildcats earned the second half of a season sweep against U.P. rival Michigan Tech with a 5-2 win on Saturday in Houghton, Mich. “I think they’re a much improved team and their coaching staff has done a great job,” said head coach Walt Kyle. “It was rewarding to be able to do that up there.” NMU, now 6-7-5-2 in the CCHA and 11-8-5 overall, came out to a 2-0 lead in the first 4:42 of play, with goals from senior left wing Justin Florek and junior defenseman Kyle Follmer. “There was a great crowd ...

Visiting students learn leadership skills

Marquette and the NMU International Programs Office is playing host to Central American students as part of the Youth Ambassadors Program from Tuesday, Jan. 24 to Monday, Jan. 30. The students, ranging from age 15-18, traveled from nearly every Central American country to the United States to learn about entrepreneurship, leadership and community service. The Youth Ambassadors Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, is administered by the Center for Intercultural Education and Development at Georgetown University. “Every visit we do to businesses, every talk they hear, everything they see, I hope they take just an idea—something that they can ...

Swimmers prep for GLIAC Championship

The ’Cats had a winning winter break as they beat the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Jan. 6 (146-96) and 7 (209-50) in Wisconsin. The team competed in the Wildcat Intrasquad meet on Jan. 14 at the PEIF. This meet is designed to be fun but also competitive so the entire team can improve. Freshman Emily Bourguignon and junior Olga Budiansky finished first in the 50-yard backstroke and breaststroke respectively with times of 28.95 and 30.53. Freshman Debora Lawrence finished first in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 27.09. Bourguignon and freshman Emily Brennan tied for first place in the 200-yard ...